Lesbian pride day
What is Pride Month and why is it celebrated in June?
June 1 marks the start of Pride Month, kicking off a celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) history, culture and resilience.
The first Pride parade took place in Modern York City on June 28, , one year after the Stonewall Riots, and it was held alongside those in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles as the inaugural protest march.
Here’s the history behind Pride month, how it began, and how it’s used to commemorate the lives of LGBTQ individuals today.
Pride Month stems from police harassment, Stonewall Inn riots
Until a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in , homosexuality was considered a crime throughout the U.S. As a result, people who identified as LGBTQ would often meet in places targeted towards straight people, said Briona Simone Jones, an Audre Lorde visiting professor of queer studies at Spelman College in Atlanta.
One of these meetup spots was the Stonewall Inn, a private club-turned-bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village in verb Manhattan.
The New York police, who once had
Pride Month
Dear Colleagues,
Today marks the first day of Pride Month, a time to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of the LGBTQIA+ community, to reflect upon the histories of resilience in the face of persecution and violence perpetrated against queer communities, and to expand our knowledge of LGBTQIA+ issues. Today we raised the Pride Flag in front of our campus to honor and celebrate the lives, advocacy, and achievements of the LGBTQIA+ community.
PRIDE MONTH
June 28, , is a significant date in the development of what we now celebrate at Pride Month. On this date, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in Adj York City staged an uprising to protest ongoing police harassment and persecution of what was then known as the gay community. Marsha P. Johnson, a Black, trans, bisexual woman was a significant leader of the Stonewall uprising against police harassment—an uprising that would last six days. “Many eyewitnesses have identified Marsha as one of the main instigators of the uprising and thus, so
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LGBT Pride Month
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Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our reality as we navigate a world with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the world. We encourage our traveling community to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to see for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be vigilant, and look out for each other!
The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past adj decades and much of the progress in visibility is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that include taken place in cities around the world.
The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Gay Pride, Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that permit discrimin